Terms and conditions

The Royal British Legion Poppy Lottery Terms and Conditions

The Royal British Legion License Details
Licensed by the Gambling Commission: www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk
Non-remote licence no: 000-004294-N-102943
Remote licence no: 000-004294-R-104539
Charity No: 219279
Promoter: the Royal British Legion, 199 Borough High St, London, SE1 1AA
Responsible Person: Holly Marchant, Head of Supporter Development.
Charity: the Royal British Legion

Transparency Information:

1)All winning entries are selected by a computerised random number generator.

2)There are 400 prizes available to win in each Poppy Lottery draw: 1 x £2,000, 1 x £200, 2 x £100, 6 x £50, 10 x £20, 200 x £10, 180 x £5

3) In 2024 the average odds of winning a prize in the Poppy Lottery were 1 in 354.

4) For the year of 2024, for Poppy Lottery:

a) 4.38% of proceeds was spent on prizes
b) 1.88% of the proceeds was spent on expenses related to promoting and running the lottery and raffle
c) 92.74% of the proceeds was applied directly to the purposes of the society (the charitable cause).
d) The total proceeds of all tickets sold was £6,810,087.

Responsible Gambling

The Legion is committed to Responsible Gambling. For information on how to Gamble Responsibly or how you can self-exclude from all our gambling products visit www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/ways-to-give/raffles-lotteries/gambling-support or give Supporter Care a call on 0345 845 1945

If you feel you have a problem with gambling, visit www.gambleaware.org or call GamCare Helpline on 0808 8020 133

Terms and Conditions

1. Purchase of entries to the Poppy Lottery must be from the Promoter, in accordance with the terms under which it promotes its lotteries.

2. Entries will not be sold to or by any person in a street, unless sold from a kiosk or on the doorstep.

3. Underage gambling is an offence and legally players must be aged 18 or over to enter lotteries. It is an offence for lottery entries to be sold to a person under 18 years of age. Any entrants found to be underage will forfeit the right to any prize and will have any monies paid in relation to the lottery returned to them.

4. The Promoter reserves the right to use the data provided by entrants to verify against publicly available data sources that they are over the age of 18.

5. Entrants must provide accurate entry information, including name, personal address and inform the Promoter of any changes to these details as soon as they arise.

6. Residents of England, Scotland and Wales (Great Britain) are permitted to enter. Those residing outside Great Britain, in Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and overseas, are not permitted to enter.

7. Select employees of the Royal British Legion and those employed by their appointed External Lottery Managers are not permitted to enter.

8. Entrants agree to the Promoter’s use of the information they provide in accordance with the current data protection regulations.

9. The cost of each entry is £1. More than one entry per week may be purchased and payment must be made in advance by one of the methods permitted, subject to the below controls.

10. The Royal British Legion is committed to operating a socially responsible lottery and as such will need to verify with entrants purchasing more than 10 weekly entries or more than 60 additional entries for any single weekly draw.

11. Payments can be made by Direct Debit, Postal Cheque, Postal Order or by Mastercard or Visa. CAF cheques may not be used to purchase entries. No payments by Credit Card are allowed. Standing orders are also not accepted as a form of payment.

12. If a Direct Debit payment fails, we will write to you to let you know and re-attempt to take payment at a later date specified within the letter. We will re-attempt to take your Direct Debit payment twice before cancelling your subscription and writing to confirm this.

13. Entries can be purchased online at www.poppylottery.org.uk or over the phone by calling the Poppy Lottery Helpline on 01249 280016 or by returning an application form to: The Royal British Legion Poppy Lottery, Bumpers Way, Bumpers Farm, Chippenham, SN14 6NG

14. The Promoter will conduct the Poppy Lottery draw every Friday (or on the next working day if this falls on a public holiday). The draw will be conducted by computer operated random number generator.

15. In the instance that the system fails to process the draw on the Friday, the draw will attempt to be re-run until it is successful. This will not affect any participant’s chances of winning and all existing entries will remain valid until the draw is finished.

16. The Poppy Lottery draw weekly prizes are: £2,000, £200, 2 x £100, 6 x £50, 10 x £20, 200 x £10, 180 x £5.

17. Every 3 months (January, March, July and September), one weekly draw becomes a Big Quarterly Draw with a bigger prize fund: £20,000, £5,000, £1,000, 2 x £500, 5 x £50, 45 x £25, 200 x £10, 145 x £5

18. Extra entries for the Quarterly Draws may be purchased online at https://www.poppyrafflevip.org.uk/

19. Prize cheques are sent within 28 working days of a draw to the name and address of the registered owners of all the winning entries.

20. Any prize cheques not banked by the recipient within 6 months of the date of issue will be cancelled and the value retained by the charity as a donation.

21. When RBL is notified that a player is deceased, next of kin (NOK) will be able to obtain a refund of the value of the unspent monies in the supporter’s Lottery Wallet. If this is not claimed within one year of the date RBL was notified, the value will be retained by the charity as a donation. RBL will notify the NOK of this, in the Direct Debit cancellation letter.

22. The only prize alternatives are those stated by the Promoter. No interest is payable on prizes and the Promoter is not responsible for any delay in bank payments.

23. From time to time the volume and/or value of prizes may increase.

24. No liability is accepted for loss, damage or disappointment in relation to non-cash prizes. Non-cash prizes may also vary slightly from the image/description shown.

25. A list of the winning prize numbers with the winner’s title, surname and town/county of residence is published on the Poppy Lottery website.

26. Entrants accept that they may be required to have their photograph taken should they win a prize for possible inclusion on our website and in lottery marketing materials.

27. No liability is accepted for the loss, theft or delayed receipt of any communication sent by post.

28. The Promoter may (without giving any reason or notice) decline to accept an application, cancel an existing subscription, or terminate or suspend the lottery scheme. Providing that entrants have complied with the terms and conditions of the Lottery; such cancellation will not affect their prior purchase of lottery entries nor their rights as a holder of such lottery entries.

29. Lottery entry payments will be held in a specific bank account and advance payments for future draws identified so that should the lottery be cancelled; entrants may be refunded payments for future draws. These funds are not protected in the event of insolvency

30. The Promoter's decisions made according to the Terms and Conditions shall, once made, be final and binding.

31. If you have an enquiry or a complaint about Poppy Lottery, please call the Poppy Lottery Helpline on 01249280016 or email enquiries@thepoppylottery.org.uk.

ABD draw:

Draw takes place on the last Friday of each month. Must be aged 18 or over and resident in Great Britain (England, Scotland & Wales) to enter.

Those residing outside Great Britain in Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and overseas are not permitted to enter. Must also have approved payment for the draw.

Draw is only open to those who are due to make a payment which coincides with the anniversary of their first payment.

Select employees of The Royal British Legion and those employed by their appointed External Lottery Manager are not permitted to enter.

Winners will be randomly selected using a random number generator and contacted within 28 days to notify them of their winnings. Winners will also be posted on our website. The prizes available are 20x£50.

For full terms and conditions, please visit www.poppylottery.org.uk/t&cs or call 01249 280 016 to request a copy by post or email. License no. 4294. Licensed and regulated by the Gambling Commission www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk.

Promoted by The Royal British Legion, Haig House, 199 Borough High Street, London SE1 1AA. Registered Charity No. 219279. Responsible person: Holly Marchant, Head of Supporter Development.

Playerzone quiz:

Must be aged 18 or over and resident in Great Britain (England, Scotland & Wales) to enter. Those residing outside Great Britain in Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and overseas are not permitted to enter.

Must also have approved payment for the draw. Select employees of The Royal British Legion and those employed by their appointed External Lottery Manager are not permitted to enter.

Will only be entered into the draw if you answer each of the three questions correctly. Winners will be randomly selected and contacted within 28 days to notify them of their winnings.

Prizes available are stated on the quiz webpage at https://poppylottery.org.uk/playerzone/special-competition/. You need to have a valid email address on record in order to be entered into the draw to win. You can update your contact details and preferences online at https://poppylottery.org.uk/playerzone/your-details. Winners will be contacted by email to confirm they have won.

Promoted by The Royal British Legion, Haig House, 199 Borough High Street, London SE1 1AA. Registered Charity No. 219279. Responsible person: Holly Marchant, Head of Supporter Development.

Poppy Lottery Rainbow draw T&Cs

Draw takes place on the last Friday of each month. Must be aged 18 or over and resident in Great Britain (England, Scotland & Wales) to enter.

Those residing outside Great Britain in Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and overseas are not permitted to enter. Must also have approved payment for the draw.

Draw is only open to those who are currently within their 7 month of play in the Poppy Lottery.

Select employees of The Royal British Legion and those employed by their appointed External Lottery Manager are not permitted to enter.

For full Poppy Lottery terms and conditions, please visit www.poppylottery.org.uk/terms-of-use or call 01249 280 016 to request a copy by post or email. License no. 4294. Licensed and regulated by the Gambling Commission www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk.

Promoted by The Royal British Legion, Haig House, 199 Borough High Street, London SE1 1AA. Registered Charity No. 219279. Responsible person: Holly Marchant, Head of Supporter Development

If you feel you have a problem with gambling, visit www.gambleaware.org

or call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133